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TIL Louis Armstrong asked Richard Nixon to carry his bags through customs for him because he ‘was an old man’. The bags had marijuana in them.

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yVX9a TIL that for two years, Irish police had been looking for a 'Prawo Jazdy', a reckless driver with over 50 offenses, only to learn that 'prawo jazdy' is Polish for 'driver's license'
lYdB TIL the term “soccer” was actually created and used by England prior to the term “football”
VMyw0 TIL scientists have discovered an exoplanet that resides within its star's habitable zone, has a temperate climate and contains water at its surface. However, even with spacecrafts much faster than our current ones, it would take a crew of 98 members 6,300 years to reach the Earth-like exoplanet.
wLeO1 TIL nowhere in the New Testament does it state how many Wise Men there were, despite traditions widely referring to three.
eJ1n TIL the US Post Office sells a $25 stamp that’s required for duck hunting. The proceeds go to conservation efforts.